Tag: Law and order
Illinois National Guard activated ahead of Chauvin verdict
CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker activated the Illinois National Guard Monday ahead of an expected verdict in the trial of a former Minneapolis police...
High court seems ready to send virus funds to Alaska Natives
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed inclined Monday to say that hundreds of millions of dollars in coronavirus relief money tied up in court...
Report: Missouri lawmaker should be ousted for alleged abuse
<p>COLUMBIA, Mo. — A state House committee report released Monday called for a new Missouri lawmaker’s ouster over allegations that he physically and sexually...
DeSantis signs Florida’s anti-riot bill, cites Chauvin trial
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's top Republicans cited events in cities around the country — but not the Jan. 6 riots in Washington — as...
California woman charged in deaths of 3 kids
LOS ANGELES — A California woman has been charged with killing her three young children in Los Angeles earlier this month, prosecutors said Monday.
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Israeli PM threatens defamation suit against predecessor
<p>JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to sue his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, if he does not apologize for saying the Israeli leader's...
Tennessee House OKs new transgender ‘bathroom bill’
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee House lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that would put public schools and districts at risk of civil lawsuits if...
Ex-cop-turned-lawyer gets 4+ years in prison in 9/11 scam
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A former police lieutenant-turned-lawyer was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison after cheating a fellow officer of...
Underwriter withdraws from Alabama prison lease project
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The underwriter for a project to build two prisons in Alabama announced that it is pulling out following criticism that it...
Video: Louisville officer punches protester during arrest
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A police officer in Kentucky was seen on video repeatedly punching a protester in the head while the man was face...